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HARLEY SOLTES / THE SEATTLE TIMES
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Saturday, June 25, 2005

Rush toward new weight-loss drugs tramples patients' health

Tami Melum, of Sedro-Woolley, holds a pillow that was signed by friends and family and given to her after she underwent open-heart surgery to repair severe damage caused by weight-loss drugs. The drugs were pulled from the market. In the background is her husband, Glenn.